Chest Compressions

CPR & AED Awareness Week

As first responders and critical care healthcare providers, we understand the importance of early CPR and the use of AEDs. One of the biggest misconceptions surrounding CPR and AED use is that only healthcare professionals or first responders should intervene during a cardiac emergency. As we all know, bystander intervention is often the deciding factor in whether someone survives.

CPR & AED Awareness Week serves as an important reminder that anyone, regardless of medical background, can make a life-saving difference by learning CPR and how to use an AED.

  • Each year, more than 350,000 EMS-assessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur nationwide.
  • According to the American Heart Association, nearly 90% of people who suffer cardiac arrest outside of a hospital don’t survive.
  • Immediate CPR and rapid use of an AED can double or even triple the patient’s chance of survival. Even hands-only CPR can significantly improve outcomes.

The importance of CPR & AED Awareness […]

CPR & AED Awareness Week2026-06-02T13:11:53-04:00

CPAP for EMS and Critical Care Transport – Don’t Be Intimidated By It!

STAT MedEvac Podcast CPAP Bradley Kuch

Bradley A. Kuch, STAT MedEvac’s Director of Medical Operations, discusses the usage of CPAP in the field and transport settings.  It’s a great tool to help the patient and the provider! Brad brings his practical experience as a respiratory therapist and transport clinician to the podcast to help us understand why it’s not something by which to be intimidated.

CPAP for EMS and Critical Care Transport – Don’t Be Intimidated By It!2024-11-21T15:48:46-05:00

STAT MedEvac AirPod – The Dramatic History of Fire Prevention Week

Chicago Fire Museum Fire Prevention Week History

This episode of the STAT MedEvac AirPod: Phil Little, whose father created the Chicago Fire Museum, talks about the great Chicago fire of 1871 , how it happened, the dispelled rumors of how it started, the creation of fire ground procedures since then and, of course, the creation of Fire Prevention Week by President Woodrow Wilson in 1920.

STAT MedEvac AirPod – The Dramatic History of Fire Prevention Week2024-10-08T23:34:48-04:00

STAT MedEvac Airpod – Navigating the Route to Become and EMS Pilot

 

STAT AirPod Amanda Montour EMS Pilot

One of STAT MedEvac’s new EMS pilots, Amanda Montour, explains her love for aviation and her path to accumulating the flight hours to become a STAT MedEvac EMS Pilot.  One key component is dedication and persisitence. Second, “Love learning!”

STAT MedEvac Airpod – Navigating the Route to Become and EMS Pilot2024-08-21T16:28:37-04:00

STAT MedEvac Airpod – Needle Chest Decompression – Is the OG EMS Skill Still Effective and Useful?

Needle Chest Decompression – Is the OG EMS Skill Still Effective and Useful?

This podcast, we talk about the OG EMS skill, needle chest decompression.  Many EMS providers learn and practice it in their annual skills review. But how many have done it on an actual patient?  Is it still an effective skill? UPMC-Presbyterian trauma surgeon, Joshua Brown, MD MSc overviews the latest research.

STAT MedEvac Airpod – Needle Chest Decompression – Is the OG EMS Skill Still Effective and Useful?2024-07-23T19:29:18-04:00
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